CSW stands with those facing injustice because of their religion or belief, and advocates to defend, protect and restore religious freedom worldwide.
As the world tackles ever worsening inequalities and rights violations, CSW’s advocacy for the right to religious freedom is needed now more than ever.
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CSW stands with those facing injustice because of their religion or belief, and advocates to defend, protect and restore religious freedom worldwide.
As the world tackles ever worsening inequalities and rights violations, CSW’s advocacy for the right to religious freedom is needed now more than ever.
Episode 8: The struggle for freedom of religion or belief in India
Free To Believe
58 minutes 50 seconds
1 year ago
Episode 8: The struggle for freedom of religion or belief in India
Join us for a conversation with CSW's Asia team leader on the unique FoRB challenges in India which stretch back to its creation as a nation in 1947.
Below is a list of recommended reading for anyone who wants to learn more:
Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India (Angana P Chatterji, Thomas Blom Hansen and Chistophe Jaffrelot - Editors)
Religion, Caste & Politics in India (Christophe Jaffrelot)
Anti-Christian Violence in India (Chad M. Bauman)
Pentecostals, Proselytization, and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India (Chad M. Bauman)
Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy (Christophe Jaffrelot)
The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics 1925 to the 1990s (Christophe Jaffrelot)
The RSS: A Menace to India (A.G. Noorani)
The Fiction of Fact-Finding – Modi & Godhra (Manoj Mitta)
Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India (Harsh Mander)
The Struggle for India’s Soul (Shashi Tharoor)
Free To Believe
CSW stands with those facing injustice because of their religion or belief, and advocates to defend, protect and restore religious freedom worldwide.
As the world tackles ever worsening inequalities and rights violations, CSW’s advocacy for the right to religious freedom is needed now more than ever.
